Saumon royal vs Smallmouth Bass

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha comparé à Micropterus dolomieu

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Saumon royal	Smallmouth Bass
Nom scientifique	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Micropterus dolomieu
Ordre	Salmoniformes	Centrarchiformes
Famille	Salmonidae	Centrarchidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Saumon royal	Smallmouth Bass
Longueur maximale	150,0 cm	69,0 cm
Poids maximum	61,4 kg	5,4 kg
Couleur	Ocean phase is deep blue-green back with silvery flanks and white belly; irregular black spots on the back, dorsal fin, and both lobes of the tail; spawning adults turn dark red to olive-brown.	Bronze-green to golden-brown body with 13–15 irregular dark brown vertical bars or blotches on the flanks; red-orange eyes; belly pale cream; dark brown radiating lines from eye to snout.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut	Saumon royal	Smallmouth Bass
Type d'eau	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater
Plage de profondeur	0-375m	1-7m
Aire de répartition	Pacific Rim from California and Oregon north through Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to the Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan, and Korea. Anadromous runs use major river …	Native to the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes drainage south through the Ohio River system and upper Mississippi basin. Prefers clear, cool, rocky streams …
Habitat	Anadromous; spawns in cold, clear rivers of the Pacific Coast (Alaska to California). Adults spend 1-5 years in the Pacific Ocean before returning to natal …	Clear, cool rivers and streams of eastern North America from the Great Lakes to Tennessee. Prefers rocky and gravelly substrate in moderate to fast current. …

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut	Saumon royal	Smallmouth Bass
Poisson de pêche sportive	Oui	Oui
Cote de combativité	8/10	8/10
Record du monde	—	—
Teneur en mercure	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Saumon royal

The largest Pacific salmon; exceptionally rich, fatty flesh with deep orange-red color and a full, buttery flavor. Superb grilled, smoked, or cured; the benchmark of Pacific salmon quality.

Smallmouth Bass

Clean, white, mildly flavored flesh with low fat; considered slightly firmer and more flavorful than largemouth bass. Excellent pan-fried or baked; a respected table fish in the Great Lakes region.

Species Overview

Saumon royal

The chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, is the largest of the Pacific salmon species. It undertakes epic migrations from the ocean to its natal river to spawn once before dying, providing nutrients to the entire watershed ecosystem.

Smallmouth Bass

The smallmouth bass is widely considered the best-fighting freshwater fish pound-for-pound. Found in clear, rocky streams and lakes, it is more athletic and acrobatic than its larger cousin, the largemouth bass.